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25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

The data readiness imperative shaping Saudi Arabia’s future

Fadi Mantash from Cloudera outlines essential steps for Saudi Arabia's digital leaders to enhance digital maturity. A recent survey reveals that 95% of IT executives feel confident in their enterprise data, indicating a strong optimism for digital transformation. However, less than half of leaders have full access to their organizational data, revealing a fragmented reality that hinders effective collaboration.

Models

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

AI models often give the right answers but point to the wrong sources

Research from Peking University reveals that AI models like GPT and Gemini often cite incorrect text passages that do not support their answers. This phenomenon, termed "attribution hallucination," poses risks in regulated fields such as law and medicine. The newly introduced CiteVQA benchmark systematically tests for this issue, aiming to measure the accuracy of citations in document analyses. This benchmark emphasizes the critical need for reliable evidence in sensitive applications.

Business

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Airdoc at 10: From Beijing Startup to Global AI Health Platform Serving 50+ Countries

Airdoc, founded in Beijing's Haidian Science and Technology Park, has evolved into a global health technology company, conducting AI-powered retinal screenings for 30 million people in over 50 countries. The company leverages the retina's vascular network to identify early signs of various health conditions. Airdoc's platform now includes three main product lines, such as myopia prevention and control, retinal disease detection, and stress capacity monitoring. Their proprietary WanYu large language model plays a crucial role in diagnostics and operational efficiency.

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GigaAI Unveils Physical AGI "Dual Pyramid" System, Targeting the Embodied Intelligence Scaling Wall

How do you see the Dual Pyramid architecture impacting AI development?

Business

Huawei Unveils New Technology to Overcome US Semiconductor Restrictions

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Business

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Huawei Unveils New Technology to Overcome US Semiconductor Restrictions

Huawei announced a new semiconductor manufacturing technology that may help it bypass US restrictions imposed since 2019. The company has faced significant pressure and sanctions due to allegations of espionage, which it denies. Tingbo, Huawei's semiconductor chief, stated that the company aims to produce 1.4-nanometer chips by 2031, while TSMC expects to reach this technology by 2028. This advancement suggests Huawei may have found a way to eliminate the need for advanced photolithography equipment.

Business

Qashio and NEXA AI Lab launch partnership to automate finance workflows in UAE

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Business

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Qashio and NEXA AI Lab launch partnership to automate finance workflows in UAE

Qashio, a leading spend management platform in the UAE, has partnered with NEXA AI Lab to enhance AI adoption in finance teams. The collaboration aims to assist businesses in utilizing AI tools to improve spend visibility and streamline manual processes. As part of the initiative, a free AI audit will help finance teams identify immediate operational value. This partnership aligns with the UAE's national AI strategy, which targets full public sector AI integration by 2031.

Arab AI Scene

Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium | QCRI

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Arab AI Scene

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium | QCRI

The eighth edition of the MLDAS 2023 conference was held from October 23 to 24, 2023, organized by the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) in collaboration with Boeing. The event brought together researchers and experts to discuss AI applications in aviation, education, and sports analytics. Specialists from companies such as Amazon and Boeing participated, along with academics from prestigious institutions like Carnegie Mellon University and KAUST. The conference featured 15 technical presentations on ongoing research projects, facilitating knowledge exchange among participants in this multidisciplinary field.

Infrastructure

Core42 Establishes European Headquarters in Dublin to Support Growing Demand for AI Infrastructure

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Infrastructure

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Core42 Establishes European Headquarters in Dublin to Support Growing Demand for AI Infrastructure

Core42, a G42 company, has established its European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, announced during Investopia. This new hub aims to enhance Core42's ability to serve European enterprises and governments seeking secure, high-performance AI infrastructure. Founded in 2023, Core42 focuses on sovereign cloud and advanced compute platforms, partnering with leaders like Microsoft and NVIDIA. The company has expanded its European presence through initiatives like a national AI infrastructure in France and the largest AI compute cluster in Italy.

Business

G42 Sets a New Standard in Precision AI Weather Forecasting Leveraging NVIDIA Earth-2 | Invent a Better Everyday | Abu Dhabi, UAE | G42

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Business

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

G42 Sets a New Standard in Precision AI Weather Forecasting Leveraging NVIDIA Earth-2 | Invent a Better Everyday | Abu Dhabi, UAE | G42

G42 and NVIDIA have announced a groundbreaking AI-powered weather forecasting system that achieves 200-meter resolution. Developed at the Earth-2 Climate Tech Lab in Abu Dhabi, this system offers faster and more cost-effective simulations, enabling predictions of extreme weather events. The system successfully conducted a comprehensive fog simulation over the UAE, enhancing forecast accuracy and positively impacting sectors like transportation and public safety. G42 aims to improve risk management and efficiency in response to severe weather conditions through this innovation.

Models

ByteDance Open-Sources Lance: A Native Multimodal Model That Runs Locally on 40GB VRAM

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

Models

25 May 20269 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH

ByteDance Open-Sources Lance: A Native Multimodal Model That Runs Locally on 40GB VRAM

ByteDance has launched Lance, a native multimodal AI model that processes images and videos within a unified architecture. It can run locally on just 40GB of VRAM, with quantized versions functioning smoothly on 24GB GPUs. Within a day of its release, the Hugging Face community produced multiple quantized variants, significantly lowering the hardware barriers for local deployment.